The Perfect Man
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Movie Reviews of The Perfect Man
Movie Review: Beyond dumb, all the way to cruel
Summary: 2 Stars
Has anybody remarked upon the very sick basis of the film's plot, to wit, A woman has so fragile a psyche that each time she gets her heart broken she moves her entire family to another town? Huh? Wait a minute. What Locklear's character needs is a shrink. Imagine, for a moment, how often that can happen to a woman with her problem? Why do men treat her this way in the first place? How is it that she "gets her heart broken" over and over again, that's one issue; then, each time that happens she runs away from the entire region. This is some sick ***t, peeps. The cruelty Locklear's character perpetrates against her children is incalculable, and all because she can't handle her problems, and yet it is never suggested that she is truly sick emotionally and needs professional help. It's not that Jean is a perfectionist, because if that were her problem then it would be her doing the breaking up, but the men find a way to undermine and sabotage the relationship. In a subtler way, Locklear is subconsciously picking men who will disappoint her, not because they aren't perfect, but because they are bounders of one sort or another, fly-by-nights, heartbreakers. It can be argued that perfectionists find ways to undermine their own happiness by behaving in just this way, however, I believe Jean isn't that character. Furthermore, everyone knows - or should know - one doesn't need a "perfect man" to conquer this addiction, one needs to have the inner strength to tell this kind of man to take a hike and to be more aware and observant of the guys who aren't that way. I have found that therapy is the only way to go for someone like Jean who is as broken as they come.
Then, the way it is handled here is just clumsy, not funny, and so unlikely that the suspension of disbelief requires the help of the same architects who designed the Golden Gate Bridge. Movies based upon mix-ups and misunderstandings are common, of course, as this trope has been used in books and plays for centuries, sometimes quite successfully. Here it looks threadbare. But the cruelty against the kids here is played for laughs, and that is because the screenwriters clearly don't think that there is an underlying, fundamentally sick quality to it. They think it's just always the case: women get screwed over by bad men, not that the women to whom this happens are not dealing with the fundamental problem of sabotaging themselves. Wait, I'm not through...
A secret admirer who claims he is in love with a woman he has never spoken to and who knows nothing of him is called a stalker. This isn't the 1800's when women took a more innocent look at love, and further, trying to play Jean off as someone from another century doesn't work. Caroline Rhea enters a few lines from the real world about just this other side of things, not that it does any good. 2 stars only because I really like the Locklear girl.
OK, I'm done. And Locklear as a baker of fancy cakes?
All right, all right, I'm through.
Movie Review: decent, for what it was
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to admit that, as a teen romance comedy type of movie, The Perfect Man really wasn't all that bad. Hillary Duff plays a likeable character, though her mom is actually the one who seems to be immature at times because of her inability to confront her problems (as another reviewer mentions). The kid sister was pretty good too. Usually in these type of movies the smallest child doesn't really do anything, but that wasn't quite the case this time.
I had to laugh at all the Styx references that the character Lenny made, and the scene with him singing the song "lady" to the girl of his dreams by climbing on top of that building was hysterical. Not really the best movie of the year, but not one you should dismiss, either.
Movie Review: the best duff movie yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best hilary duff movie ever!!!!!! My friend wants (and we do) watch it every time she spends the night because she doen't have it!!! I watch it at least once a week and have seen it probably 50+ times!!! I would say, for sure, to buy it or at least rent it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Movie Review: The Perfect Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Perfect Man is the best family comedy I have ever seen. It's the first time I've seen Hilary Duff in an 'innocent' movie. This film should be rated G,because there's no cussing,mild adult content,and not much kissing at all. There's no other movie like this,and I guarantee that you'll love it.Movie Review: Loved It
Summary: 5 Stars
Thought the plot line was cute. The movie was enjoyable. I do agree with one reviewer that said how could a woman working in a bakery afford the apartment that she lived in but this is a movie and really most movies aren't realistic are they? This is a fun and decent movie that you don't have to be embarrassed to let your family watch.